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Saving Sight Worldwide (ORBIS (international organization (unusual…
Saving Sight Worldwide
ORBIS
international organization
unusual airplane
means "eye" in Latin
Flying Eye Hospital
To help blind people see again
Curing blindness worldwide
Permanent programs in several countries
Taiwan
One of fifteen ORBIS international offices
Volunteer to join them
Volunteer eye doctors from Taiwan
Working on board the Flying Eye Hospital
Work with doctors around the world
Make their relatives feel happier
Giving blind people the chance to see
Loss of sight
Problem in remote areas
There are not enough well-trained doctors
Tragic blow
Have a great impact on the family
Feel hopeless
75% blindness can be cured
Solution
Reaching out to remote areas
Training the doctors there
Flying Eye Hospital
Most advanced equipment & operating rooms
Providing training
The place aircraft can't land
Has training programs in local hospitals
The number of blind people benefits from ORBIS is still growing
Video camera
Send pictures of operations to the ground
Local doctors watch and learn skills